Fence-post



W. BRY'SON.

FENCE POST.-

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FENCE-POST.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Aug. 22, 1916.

Application filed August 4, 1915. Serial No. 43,562.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, WILLIAM BRYSON, a

wires at the recesses, the clamps being normally held in position by pins which engage the clamps and Which are disposed in orifices in the posts.

Additional objects of the invention will appear in the following specification in which the preferred form of my invention is disclosed.

- In the drawings similar reference characters refer to simllar parts in all the vlews in which Figure 1 is a view showing my fence post in elevation; and Fig. 2 is a sectional elevation of Fig. 1.

By referring to the drawings it will be seen that the fence post is constructed with two sections 5, the upper ends 6 of which are secured together by a bolt 7 which is disposed through orifices 8 in the sections 5 and in an orifice 9 in a spacing member 10 which is disposed between the saidsections. The lower ends of the sections 5 are normally disposed in the ground. Additional bolts 12 are provided for holding the sections 5 relatively to each other, there being spacing collars 12 disposed between the sections 5,-and around the bolts 12. In one set of sides of the fence post sections 5 there are recesses 13, wires 14 being normally disposed in these recesses, the wires 14 being normally embraced by the clamps 15. Each of these clamps 15 is constructed of wire and with the terminals-17 of the wire bent away from each other and inserted in the orifices 16 in the sections 5 of the post. The wire forming the clamp is then bent inwardly at 18 where it normally embraces the fence wire 14, the middle portion 19 of the wire clamp 15 being bent outwardly so that the pin 20 which is disposed in the orifices 21 in the sections 5 will serve to hold the clamp 15 in position for embracing the fence wire 14 in the manner shown in the drawings, thereby holding the said fence wire in therecesses 13 in the sections 5. It will be understood that one of these clamps 15 is provided for each of the fence wires 14 and that the recesses 13 are made in the sections 5 of the fence post for receiving each of the fence wires.

Having thus described my invention I claim as new and desireto secure by Letters Patent:

A fence post comprising two sections spaced apart with registering recesses in the sections, a clamp disposed between the sections and having terminals extending away from each other and pivoted to the sections, the clamp at a point a distance from its .axis substantially the'distance between the pivots and the recesses, being bent back for embracing a wire in the recesses, the end of the clamp at a second point spaced from the first point being bent outwardly, there being an orifice in a section at a distance from the recess in the said section substantially the same as the distance between the said first and second points on the clamp, and a pin disposed in the orifice and normally engaging the outwardly bent portion of the clamp for holding the clamp in position.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification in the presence of the two subscribing witnesses.

WILLIAM BRYSON.

Witnesses:

ALLAN COLLINS, HELEN J. REICHENBAOH.

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